1、C. She has got a job in San Francisco.4. What does the man do?A. He is a businessman B. He is a guide. C. He is a director.5. What is the mans hobby?A. Taking photos. B. Collecting coins. C. Outdoor sports第二节(共 15 小题;每小题 15 分,满分 22.5 分)听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从每 题所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试 卷的相应位置
2、。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题 5 秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每 段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料,回答第 6 至 7 题。6. Where are the womans parents living?A. In St.Albans. B. In BirminghamC. In South London7. What is the woman going to do after she get married?A. To give up her present job.B. To buy a department in St.Albans. C
3、. To rent a big house in London.听第 7 段材料,回答第 8、9 题。8. Where does the conversation take place ?A .In the school. B. At the speakers home.C. At the bus stop.9. What time is it now ?A. 7:00 B. 7:30 C. 7:50听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Where is the restaurant?A. It is near a park. B. It is near a sea. C. I
4、t is near a square.11. What does the woman order?A. Desert, seafood and chips.B. Tomato soup, seafood and chips.C. Mushroom soup, seafood and chips.12. How many people will the woman eat with?A. One B. Two C. Three听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What can we learn about the man?A. He doesnt work hard. B.
5、He does a part-time job. C. He is popular among his classmates.14. What does the man work as in his spare time?A. A guide. B. A salesman. C. A waiter.15. How does the man feel about his part-time job?A. Worthwhile. B. Boring. C. Interesting.16. How long has the man worked in the Cafe?A. A week. B. T
6、wo weeks. C. At least three weeks.听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题17. What made Katie Blomquist decide to start a GoFundMe campaign?A. One of her students birthday wish.B. The poor life she is leading. C. Her job as a teacher.18. How many students are there in Pepperhill Elementary School?A. 600. B. 650. C.
7、1,000.19. What is Katies dream?A. To give every student a bike. B. To improve her students life.C. To give her pupils free education.20. How did Katie Blomquist make her dream come true?A. By asking people to donate bikes.B. By working in the city. C. By raising enough money. 第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节, 满分 40 分
8、) 第一节(共 15 小题,每小题 2 分,满分 30 分)AIf you are heading for Paris this year, be sure to include at least one of these shopping malls in your schedule.Au PrintempsTel: 01133014282Located near the Paris Opera, this huge store is well-known for household goods as well as its fashion. The store also offers ma
9、ny services to overseas visitors, including shipping, translation and a personal shopping service. Au Printemps, whose name means springtime, hosts several free fashion shows each week. The stores beauty department has one of the worlds largest selections of perfumes.Galeries Lafayette 01133014283Th
10、e Galeries Lafayette was built in 1906. It is as much fun to look at as it is to shop in this 10-storey shopping palace. In fact, the flagship store is the second most visited attraction in Paris, after the Louvre Museum. This shopping palace specializes in womens clothing. Make sure to take in the
11、view from the tea shop on the top floor; its well worth the visit.Le Bon Marche 01133014439This stylish Left Bank department store was Paris first such store. Designed by Gustave Eiffel, Le Bon Marche is particularly known for its food hall, its wedding shops and its selection of modern clothes.La F
12、orum des Halles 01133014476This modern, underground shopping center was built in 1979. La Forum des Halles, the three-storey-tall shopping center offers everything from souvenirs to haute couture(高级女子时装)toentertainment, such as first-run movies and street performers. The shopping center is attached
13、to the busy La Halle-Chatelet metro station and can be easily reached from all over Paris.21. Which of the following places attracts the most visitors according to the passage?A. The Louvre Museum. B. The Paris Opera. C. La Forum des Halles. D. Au Printemps.22. Which of the stores pays its special a
14、ttention to womensdressing?A. Le Bon Marche. B. Galeries Lafayette. C. La Forum des Halles. D. Au Printemps.23. We can learn from the passage that .A. Au Printemps is famous for its food hallB. La Forum des Halles is next to the metro stationC. the clothes in Le Bon Marche are usually very cheapD. t
15、he tea shop that is worth visiting is on the ninth floor ofBCan exercise during childhood protect you against memory loss many decades later? Exercise early in life seems to havelifelong benefits for the brain, in rats(鼠) at least.“This is an animal study, but it shows that physical activity at a yo
16、ung age is very importantnot just for physical development, but for the whole lifelong track of cognitive (认知的) developmentduring ageing,” says Martin Wojtowicz of the University of Toronto, Canada. “In humans, it may delay the appearance of Alzheimers symptoms (阿兹海默氏症),possibly to the point of prev
17、enting them.”Wojtowiczs team divided 80 young male rats into two equal groups, and placed running wheels in the cages of one group for a period of six weeks. Around four months later - when the rats had reached middle agethe team taught all the rats to connect an electric shock with being in a speci
18、fic box. When placed in the box, they froze with fear.Two weeks later, the team tested the rats in three situations: exactly the same box in the same room, the same box with the room arranged differently, and a completely different box in a different room.The rats without access to a running wheel w
19、hen they were young now froze the same percentage of times in each of these situations, suggesting they couldnt remember which one was dangerous. But those that had been able to run in their youth froze40 to 50 percent less in both changed box settings.“The results suggest the amount of physical act
20、ivity when we re young, at least for rats, has influence on brain and cognitivehealthin the form of better memories when were older,says Arthur Kramer of Northeastern University in Boston, who has found that, in humans, exercise promotes the growth of new brain cells.24.What does the underlined word
21、 “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A.Study. B. Development. C. Ageing. D. Exercise25.How are Paragraph 3 and 4 mainly developed?A. By analyzing causes. B.By showing differencesC. By describing the process. D.By giving an example.26.The study shows that A.the more exercise a rat has when young, the better
22、 memory it will possess when older.B. using the running wheels is of benefit to the rats growthC.physical activity can prevent humans AlzheimerssymptomsD. physical activity is important for physical health27. What is the authors attitude towards the animal study?A. Doubtful. B. Objective. C. Critica
23、l. D. Negative.CIt feels like every time my mother and I start to have a conversation, it turns into an argument. We talk about something as simple as dinner plans and suddenly, my mother will push the conversation into World War III. Shell talk about my lack of a bright future because I dont plan t
24、o be a doctor. And much to her disappointment, I dont want to do any job related to science,either. In fact, when I was pushed to say that I planned to major(主修) in English and communications, she nearly had a heart attack.“Why cant you be like my co-workers son?” she bemoans all the time. Her co-wo
25、rkers son received a four-year scholarshipand is now earning 70,000 dollars a year as an engineer. I dont know what to answer except that I simply cant be like Mr. Perfectas Ive called the unnamed co-workers son. I cant be like him.Im the type of person who loves to help out in the community, write
26、until the sun goes down, and most of all, wants to achieve acareer because I love it, not because of fame (名声) or salary.I understand why my mother is worried about my future major. Ive seen my mother struggle to raise me on her small salary and work long hours. She leaves the house around 6:30 am a
27、nd usually comes home around 5 pm or even 6 pm. However, I want her to know that by becoming a doctor, it doesnt mean Ill be successful. Id rather follow my dreams and create my own future.28. Which of the following topics do the writer and his mother often talk about?A. The writers studies. B. The
28、writers future jobC. Dinner plans D. Wars around the world29. We can infer from Paragraph 1 that the writers mother .A. doesnt want the writer to major in EnglishB. doesnt think the writer should be a doctorC. gets along very well with the writerD. doesnt think working in the science field is a good
29、 idea30. The underlined word “bemoans” in Paragraph 2 most probablymeans .A. agrees B. shouts C. complains D. smiles31. Which of following statements is probable TRUE about the writer?A. He wants to be like his mothers co-workers son.B. He wants to find a job in his community in the future.C. He doe
30、snt think his mothers co-workers son is perfect. D. He wants to do something he really likes in the future.DCan you figure out someones name just by looking at him orher?The answer may not be a definite “yes”, but a study by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, found that you would at least have a clue, since people with certain names tend to share similar facial appearances.For example, if someone is named Bob, hes lik